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i I EVENING EDITION EVEHINGEDITIOK -W',''1" n ,, ' . r?te;... ' - - WEAl'llr I " .IT. Pair and warmer to night and Thursday. VOL. 21. T.J. Tweedy Wins Contest for Umatilla Reservation Land Against A, F. Boyne. DECISION II AS IJEARIXG ON OVER 300 OASES Entrymen Under Fulton Act Sec In TliU Decision in Uie La Grande Of fice a Victory for all tlio Claim Held Up by (lie Government Land la More lit for Grazing Hum for Agriculture and llw Tweedy Case Is Raid to be Typical of About 300 Other. ' There Is much satisfaction toduy among those who purchased reserve tlon land In 1902 and 1903 because of the La Grande land office's de cision favoring T. "J. Tweedy In the contest brought against him by A'. P. Boyne. The Tweedy case Is said to bo a typical one and It Is now be lieved that the findings In that case will also apply to others of the same character. This keirig Hie case, the entrymen and their backers take the decision as a vlcory for their side and say that they are now vindicated from the chargos made against them by ' Special Agent Alexander. Something like 300 entries were hold up by the land office at the In stance of the special agent who re ported that the land Involved was good as agricultural land as. well as for grazing. A score or more of the claims were contested by other par ties and Mr.' Tedy's was one of these. His land Is said to have been ' better than that of the majority of the claims upon which proof was to be made under the provisions of the Fulton act Only Good for Pasture. The following extract from the de cislon In the Tweedy case shows the reason for upholding the contestee "The contestee produced a num ber of witnesses, stockmen, farmers and real estate men, who had care fully examined the land and who tes tified substantially as follows: that the land Is a thin reddish soil, shal low to bedrock, with outcropplngs of atone and barren places here and there over the surface and contains , considerable growth 4t scrub pine timber and native grass, and that said land could not be profitably ixflUl vatod; that said land Is suitable for grazing and that for several years the claimant has pastured his stock there on. Some of these witnesses testified that It would-cost from $30 to $50 tier acre to clear the land of stone and timber and put It In conditiou for ithe plow. "We have carefully considered and welched all of the testimony In this case covering not only the lands In queallon,, but a territory as wide as Umatilla county and find that a clear ;prepondgrance of the testimony Is to ,the effect that the lands are grazing lands and are not suscep tible vof cultivation or residence and we further find that for several years past, the contestee has used the land for the purpose "for which they were best adaptod, namely grazing. "We, therefore, hold that the law under whli'h these lands were taken row FOR 11! ENIfflEII 4 V PORTUGAL FEARS MUKBEHOUS PIX)TS. Lisbon, Aug. 26. Believing that a widespread revolutionary plot Is brewjng n Portugal the government Is resorting to se cret repressive measures. Gen eral orders were Issued to this effect from the royal palace to day. According to the story young King Manuel Is not permitted to stir from the palace except In the midst of a cordon of picked guards. Little depend ence la placed In the troops. The list of trusted men has been rapidly depleted. has been compiled with and recom mend that the contest be dismissed, "F, C. BRAMWELL, Register, "A. A. ROBERTS, Receiver." SECTION' MEX LOSE STRIKE. All the Rig Roads Enter Agreement to Pay Same, $1.23 Ter Day. . Tacoma, Aug. 26. Superintendent W. C. Albee, of the western division of the Northern Pacific, announced today that the strike of section men Is virtually over. It developed today thav an agreement reached between the Northern Pacific, Great Northern, the Ujnlon and Southern Paclglc and O. R. & N. roads whereby section men on these systems will be paid the same wages, $1.25 per day, this will prevent men shifting. The employes struck for $1.50 per day. CROWDS GREET URYAX AT HIS IHRTHPLACE. Salem, til., Aug. 26. With a banu playing "Home, Sweet Home," sever al hundred friends and old neighbors were at the depot when Bryan arriv ed at his birthplace today. The can didate was escorted about -the town, and eniertalned at the home of relatives.- At noon he bad luncheon at the Democratic club and addressed the club Informally. Bell of California, followed him anu said that Bryan can carry the Paclfle coast. VIHTESH RUFFIAXS OF TLOIAS OOCX- -TV TO BE QUELLED Citleus Have Organized to Protect Themselves from Band of Thugs Attempts Mndo to Burn the Town of Qulney lire Hose Cut and Threatening Letters Sent to Xtimcr ims CitUens Vigilantes are In CI i or po. MarysvJlle, Calif., Aug. 26 The vigilantes are In charge of the town of Qulney, the county seat of Plumas county. It Is feared that serious trouble 'will result between a band of ruffians and the citizens whom they have been terrorizing several days. Matters came to a climax last night when the fire apparatus was tamper ed with. The hose was cut Just be fore an attempt was made to burn a building. A number of Incendiary attempts have been made. Business men have received numerous unsign ed threatening letters. Judge Benson Resigns. Salem, Orn., Aug. 26. Circuit Judge Henry Benson, brother ef the secre tary of state Benson, last Monday sent his resignation to the governor In order to resume the practice of law. He Is In the first district, comprising Lake, Klamath, Josephine and Jack son counties. Careiiter Steals Diamonds. Seattle, Aug. 26. Finger murks In tV? dust on a Jewel "box lead to the arrest of James Holmes, a carpenter, wtrw confessed to stealing 42 diamonds vatued at $1000, from Captain E. W. Johnston, a Nome operator. Holmes built -the pecret Jewel closed In the JnhriHton home; Washington FUmr to Manila. Seattle, Aug. 26. With a draft of 146 enlisted men for the cruiser Col orado' now upder repairs the trans port Buffalo arrived from San Fran cisco today. She will load 800 ton of flour which will be taken to Ma nila from San Tranclscotby the trans port Crook. Netherlands Keeps Hnnds Off. ,The Hague, Aug. 26. Minister De. reus, former Dutch minister to Vene. zuela, today denied the Netherlands will support the United States or ata In the revolutionary movement " in Venezuela. Dereus was In consulta tlon with the foreign office all day. . Thirty Miners Entombed. Guthrie, Okla,, Aug. 26. Thirty mlhcrs are entombed by an explotton In a mine at Halleyvllle, Okla. The mjne Is burning. It Is feared that all will burn to death. Rescuers are working desperately. 1 PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2G. s i Mrs. Fitzpatrick of Colorado Springs Says City Hall Site Belongs to Her. ESTATE OF $120,000,000 XOW IX THE COURTS. Startling Claims of Descendant of Colonel Baker, a Fhlladelirfila Pio neer Causes Stir in City of BrotherI Love Counsel Is Employed and ProjxTty Will Be Recovered Land In Question Is Xow in Heart of the Clt Rig Estate Also Held In Hanks. Philadelphia, Aug. 26. With paperc by which she claims she will prove she Is the rightful owner of the city hall and other Philadelphia property of an estimated worth of $120;000, 000, Mr?. Samuel Fitzpatrick of Col orado Springs, arrived today. In addition to this property she says she expects to obtain a fortune of $20,000,000 which she alleges Is tied up Illegally In local banks. Another claim Includes 500 acres of coal lands. She alleges that her an cestor, Colonel Baker, an old-tlmev here, obtained the original property right to the Philadelphia land In ques tion. She has employed counsel. TAFT GOES FISHIXG. Week's Outing Is Planned by the Presidential Candidate. Hot Springs, Aug. 26. Arrange ments for the departure of the Taft party Friday on a fishing trip were completed today. They will prob ably start September 7 to Cincinnati where they will make headquarters. The first stop will be at Gamley where the car will be side, tracked for thiee hours. There will be a three-minute stop at Galllpolls. Ohio. At Athens Taft will nu.ke a non polltleal address to the civil war vet erans. Toledo will be the next stop at 10 o'clock Saturday night. The week's outing will be spent at Middle Bass island. It is expected a number of leaders will come to the island dur ng the week to hold conferences. OLD VFTERIXS READY FOR RIDING TESTS Wilcox, Aril., Aug. 26. Col. Wm. Stewart, who was placed tn exile In lonely Fort Grant, Arizona, by Roose velt because of "temperamental in capacity," is overjoyed today because he has be-n ordered put of exile to take part In a riding test, which Is said to be the last attempt to retire the colonel. Stewart eays he will fool them, as he Is in fine condition for the riding. To Complete Wireless Stations. Vallejo, Calif... Aug. 16. An expe dition of seven electricians and three enlisted men under a master electri cian, George Hanscum, left Mare Is land today for Valdez, Alaska, to con struct the last chain of the wireless telegraph stations built by .the navy from San Diego north along the coast As estimated It will require 60 days to completethe stations' at ;a cost of $70,006. Hank Robbers PnrsiHSd. Aberdeen, S. D., Aug. 26. It is re ported that robbers broke Into a bank nt Genesee, N. D., today and escaped with $3000. A sheriffs posse Is ou r.a trail. Farmers Union Helps. The Farmers' Cooperative and Ed ucational union Is adopting systemat ic methods of furthering the Interests of the tillers of the soil In our neigh boring tate of Idaho. Among the things to be asked for at the next legislature will be a railway commis sion law will be a weed law. Both of these measures are Important. This state has benefited .by her railway commission law and would benefit by her weed law If It were enforced. The farmers should demand good laws and then see to it that they are en forced. Palouse Republic m F DROWNS FIFTT South Carolina Rivers Out of Banks and Many Miles of Country Are Inundated. OXE COLLAPSIXG BRIDGE CARRIED DOWX 19. Southern Railway Loses 100 Miles of Track Between Falser and lied mont Three Days of Heavy Rains Have Pn all the Streams Out of Their Ranks Proierty Loss Will Reach Into the Millions Twenty Towns are Cut Off. Columbia, S. -C., Aug. 26. Reports today Indicate that nearly 60 persons have been drowned In the flood rag nig In this state. The property loss will reach Into millions. The Waleree river is out of Its bed at Camden where 19 lives were lost when the bridge collapsed. Reports from the Lynch river district say the loss of property and life Is heavy. Heavy rains have lasted for three days, Following Is the official report Is sued by the Southern railway: "The rains are Very heavy over our lines between Columbia, Greenville, Spartanburg and Asheville.. 'The Broad liver at Altson, S. C, Is over Its banks. There Is a cave-in at Herberts aiding and for 100 miles the tracks are washed out between Palzer and Piedmont, S. C." Bain Is Widespread, Sallsburg, Aug. 26. The heaviest rains in many years have prevailed for 48 hours In central and western North Carolina. It is feared that many lives have been lost. Flood Still Rages. Raleigh, Aug. 26. The rains con linue today. The Norfolk and South' ern railway has suspended operations on account of the washouts. Georgia Is Stricken Also. Athens, Ga., Aug. 26. Two Athens, Ga., Aug. ' 26. Two others are tottering as .a result of the floods. The gas and electric sup ply plant is shut off. Telephone and telegraph wires are down. Crops Are Ruined. Spnrt.insburg, S. C, Aug. 26. All the bridges in this county are down The damage is great Crops are ruined. Augusta Canal Bursts. Augusta, Ga., Aug. 26. The cana, locks, seven miles above this city, burst today under the terrific force of the floods, inundating the entire city, which Is under two feet of water. Great destruction of property has re- suited. The canal Is nine miles long and brings a great volume of wate Int othe city. The break was unexpected. Tho water rushed seven miles to the city, spreading in all directions. The peo. pie had time to escape, but It Is Im possible to tell whether any lives were lost. The destruction Is com plete In the path of the water. Rcpublicim Conventions Meet. Oakland, Aug. 26. Republicans from all parts of the state are prepar ing for the state convention tomor. row afternoon to name their, presi dential electors. Baseball Scores. Portland 9, Oakland 11; San Fran cisco 0, Los Angeles 3. "Blind Pigs" Fined $100. At the hearing at Albany of D. Kennedy and Frank Albrecht, de fendants In the "blind pig" casea, both men pleaded gulltj to the charge of maintaining a nuisance In viola tion of the city law. A fine of $100 each was Imposed by Recorder Red field. Cattle Killed. , Seven head of cattle being delivered at Wallace, Idaho, for Maloney Bros., were killed by a switch engine at Wallace Saturday night. . m 1908. DEXIF.S AXXIS BOAST ABOUT MRS. IIAIXS New York, Aug. 26. District At torney Darrln of Queens county, to day declared he did not believe the statements circulated to the effect that William Annls, killed by Cap tain Ha Ins, had boasted of being In timate with Mrs. Halns. Darrln Is sued a 1200-word statement on the proposed conduct of the case against the Halns brothers. The witness whose story Is pub lished today to the effect that Annls boasted of his Intimacy with Mrs. Halns Is reported to be a member of the exclusive clubs of New York and a practitioner before the United States supreme- court. UXDESIRABLE COXVERTS WILL BE DEPORTED Boston, Aug. 26. It Is announced today that a board of Inquiry will be appointed by the Immigration bureau to Investigate the case of a hundred Mormon converts who arrived on the steamer Republic from Europe. It Is decided to deport 13;. 23 will be held for further examination and the rest will be allowed to land. Immigration agents say the majority of the immi grants were offered Inducements t& come here. The Mormon elders are ndlgnant and declare they will carry the case to Rosevelt. Two of those ordered deported are young girls. FARMER THOXE SYSTEMS ARE IXCREVSIVG. Xew Linen Xow Under Way From Tliis City to Coombs Canyon and Also to the Cold Springs District Joe Hnnsoom Is President. W. R. Mulr Treasurer, and Dr. W, R. Campbell Secretary of Odd Springs CoiiiMiny. Two new farmer 'phone lines are now being organized and they will be constructed during the coming fall. One will run Into the city from the Coombs canyon country, while the other will come from Cold Springs. The people back of the line from Cold Springs have already, organized and elected officers. Joe Hanscom Is president; William Mulr, treasurer. and Dr. W. R. Campbell, secretary. There will be 12 subscribers on the line and It will be built as soon as the harvesting work Is over. Most of the work on the line will be done by the subscribers themselves. C. A. Johnson Is the prime mover In constructing the line from Coombs canyon and he has five other people with him in the enterprise. The line will extend southwardly through the Coombs canyon neighborhood. Both the new rural linos are to be connected .with the Pacific States company's city service and in the work of organization the ranchers have been given assistance bv Mana ger M. F. M.ur.tou of the telephone company. Some of the 'phones for use on the new lines have already been ordereu and are now on hand at J. L. Vaughan's electrical store on Court street. Tolstoi Near Death St. Petersburg, Aug. 26. Messages say that Count Tolstoi, the phllosopb er, is critically ill and near death. ' Baker City Girls Kan Auy. Three young girls from near Baker City were intercepted on advices fror. their father near La Grande yester day, says a La Grande item. They had parsed the night somewhere In La Grande and left yesterday morning with two horses between them n. the west. They were overtaken by Policemen McLachlan and Carr anu brought back to La Grande. In the meantime their father had reached here from Baker City and he started homeward with the two younger ones by team yesterday afternoon. The oldest girl was sent back on last night's train for Baker City. The girls were all young and seemed to have no apparent motive or reason foif leaving home In the way they did. II 111 LIS FOB FEHDLETDH TO ADVERTISER. Don't lit down in th meadow and wait for the cow to back P and be milked go af ter the cow. NO. 6361 GAMBLING EVIL Over $3,000,0.00 Gambled Away Annually by American Japanese, it is Said. BROWX MEX ARE PRO- XOUXCED FAX TAX FIENDS T, Kauma, Secretary of the American Japanese Association, Declare His Countrymen Are Devotees of the Green Cloth to An Alarming Extent In Frsno, Cal., Alone Over $300, 000 Is Gambled Away by Japanese Chinese Fan Tan Joints Get the Money. Stockton, Aug. 26. Japanese resi dents of California gamble away $3,000,000 annually, according to T. Kauma, secretary of the Japanese as sociation of America. He estimates that $300,000 are spent ' in Fresno, alone. Kauma is hee to confer' with th chief of police relative to closing th Chinese gambling dens of the city.. He says there Is no gambling In Ja pan, but In China gambling Is recog nized by law. The Japanese have a. weakness for fan tan. postpone Japanese Fair. Toklo, Aug. 26. The unpopularity of President K&n"ko Toko of the ex. position has caused dffwuliy which may result In the postponement of the show which was set for 1912. The people are angry because Kaneko l spending so much government money. The rumor of the postponement is so strong- that the minister of agri culture and commerce today' Issued a formal denial. Many think that owing to strain ed financial and industrial situation the government has chosen a poor time to spend money for the exposi tion. Already many millions of yeu have been expended. Keneko belongs to the party repn-. scnted by the deposed cabinet and is accused of extravagance and waste in handling the funds. TEACHERS WILL MEET AT LA GRAXDE FRIDAY A meeting of the executive commit tee of the Eastern Oregon Teachers association will be held in La Grande Friday, says the La Grande Star. This meeting was to have been held In Baker City on the 29th of the month but on account Of the Inability of State Superintendent Ackerman to be present the meeting was called for this place. The meeting Is for the purpose of fixing the time for the holding of the annual meeting of the association, to arrange a program for the same and attend to other preliminaries. The annual meeting will be held In Baker Clty. The members of the executive com mittee re State Superintendent Ack erman of Portland; J. S. Landers of Pendleton; J. A.. Churchill of Baker City; E. B. Conklln of Ontario, and School Superintendent E. E. Bragg of La Grande. J. F. Smith of Baker City, president of the association, will also be present at the meeting to be held Friday. SWEETHEART JILTS LOSING ITALIAN. Modena, Italy, Aug. 26. She little god of love has be come angered by the boastful attitude of Dorando Plotri, who finished first, but did not win the Marathon race. It Is reported from the village of Carpi that Dorando's sweet 'heart has forsworn her troth. Whether the girl $as lost faith In her lover through his repeat ed declarations that he won the race fairly or whether she la piqued by the flattering re marks about the English girls Is unknown.
